The temple of His chosing

Jesus spent many days teaching in the temple among the people. What is amazing is that this in itself can be seen as a fullfillment of the prophesy in Malachi 3 where it says "and the Lord, whom you seek, Will suddenly come to His temple".

The temple was where the Holy of Holies stood behind the veil, signifying the way into His presence. The high priest could only venture behind that veil and into the sacred place once a year. Yet Jesus, being fully God in the flesh, "came and dwelt among us" (John 1:4). Jesus who is our eternal High Priest (Hebrews 8:1) not only provided a way into the presence of the Father, but also restored the communion with God that had been lost during the first fall of man in the Garden.

Not only did He come to dwell amongst us, He also began building His real temple inside his church who is also His Bride. "in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit." (Ephesians 2:22). Then again it says "God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands". (Acts 17:24). 

We are the temple not made with human hands but created by His. We are the temple being built for His dwelling. At one moment Jesus was teaching in His temple made with human hands which was only a shadow of things to come. After His death, the veil of the temple was torn asunder signifying the end of the partition between God and man which is sin. After His glorious resurrection, He sent the Holy Spirit to come and dwell among us and in us. Jesus said in John 14:23 "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him."

Let us now come with full assurance and boldness into the Holy of Holies (Hebrews 4:16). Let us boldly come not only before Him but to Him. Let us worship Him in Spirit and in Truth. Let us join together in one accord with not only the rest of the body but also with Him. Let us now eagerly await for His return.